Because 2015 is a Rugby World Cup year. (Which only happens every four years.) Because New Zealand won it last time, and no team has ever won two in a row. Because the All Blacks are the best team in the world. Because Richie McCaw led them to victory last time on a broken foot, and nothing but guts and determination and his example carried them through that night, with a nation sitting on the team’s shoulders.

Because the haka is awesome, and “God Defend New Zealand” is beautiful in Maori and in English. Because rugby is pure physicality and pure mateship.

Want to check out the Haka, what rugby looks like, and what rugby players look like up-close (Hint: good), how big a deal the All Blacks are in New Zealand, and the kind of attitude that is expected in public from an All Black–even a former one? You’ve come to the right place, because this is all kinds of awesome.